Delta to Link Eight More U.S. Communities to Salt Lake City Hub

via PRNewswire On Feb 19, 2009

SALT LAKE CITY , Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Building on the benefits
of its recent merger with Northwest, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) soon will
offer customers in eight additional U.S. cities the convenience of daily
nonstop flights between their hometown airports and Salt Lake City , with
connecting service to 102 worldwide destinations beyond. The new flights, made
possible by the combination of Delta's and Northwest's geographically distinct
networks, will introduce more convenient westbound service to thousands of
customers.

In addition to service to eight new cities, Delta also has expanded the
number of daily frequencies between Salt Lake City and nine existing domestic
destinations. By June 2009 , Delta will add one additional daily round-trip
flight between Salt Lake City and Baltimore ; Spokane, Wash. ; Oakland, Calif. ;
Portland, Ore. ; Phoenix ; St. Louis ; Memphis, Tenn. ****; and Los Angeles ; and
two additional daily round-trip flights between Salt Lake City and Seattle .

"The addition of new nonstop flights and added frequencies from Delta's
Salt Lake City hub means thousands of airline customers will have faster
options for connecting across the Mountain West to points around the world,
all powered by the benefits of the Delta-Northwest merger," said Bob
Cortelyou , Delta's senior vice president - Network Planning.

Beyond offering convenient connections to destinations across the Mountain
West, Delta's new Salt Lake City flights are strategically timed to allow
seamless nonstop international connections, including connecting to Delta's
new five-times weekly service between Salt Lake City and Tokyo (beginning June
3 )* and the airline's existing daily nonstop service between Salt Lake City
and Paris-Charles de Gaulle . Additionally, passengers making connections to
Tokyo will have the option of connecting beyond Tokyo's Narita Airport to 12
points throughout Asia .

Delta's new Salt Lake City flights are available for sale to customers at
delta.com and via other ticketing channels, based on the following flight
schedules:

Delta Air Lines is the world's largest airline. From its hubs in Atlanta ,
Cincinnati , Detroit , Memphis , Minneapolis-St. Paul , New York-JFK, Salt Lake
City and Tokyo - Narita , Delta , its Northwest subsidiary and Delta Connection
carriers offer service to 378 destinations in 66 countries and serve more than
170 million passengers each year. Delta's marketing alliances allow customers
to earn and redeem either SkyMiles or WorldPerks on more than 16,000 daily
flights offered by SkyTeam and other partners. Delta's more than 70,000
employees worldwide are reshaping the aviation industry as the only U.S.
airline to offer a full global network. Customers can check in for flights,
print boarding passes, check bags and flight status at delta.com.